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Archive - Jun 23, 2010

FDA Issues Recommendations for Parents, Industry on Infant Vitamin D Supplements

The FDA is warning consumers about the risk of overdosing infants with liquid vitamin D supplements.
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AAFP Recruiting Practices for Smoking Cessation Pilot

The AAFP is recruiting 50 family medicine practices for a pilot project that will train "office champions" to implement system changes that encourage the integration of tobacco cessation activities in
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Window World selected to receive New Corporate Partner of the Year award

Window World, the nation's largest replacement window company, has been selected by St.
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New study of homicides reveals seasonality of child abuse as a myth

A new study of homicides of 797 children younger than age five has found that these deaths occur uniformly throughout the year, dispelling the widely held anecdotal notion that the winter months, and
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Early adverse experiences influence migraine sufferers' cardiovascular health in adulthood

Migraine sufferers who experienced abuse and neglect as children have a greater risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease including stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) among others, say scientists present
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Healthcare policies need to adequately address dental health of entire families

Educational comic strips can help young girls make better food choices, improve physical fitness: Study

Lively, educational comic strips, geared to 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls, can help these young viewers make better food choices and improve their physical fitness.
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Abusive attachments during infancy have negative consequences in social behavior development

In a new Biological Psychiatry article, Dr.
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Preschool children with tooth decay more likely to be obese: Study

Preschool children with tooth decay may be more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population and, regardless of weight, are more likely to consume too many calories, a new study indica
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Prosensa, GSK initiate additional programs for DMD

Prosensa, the Dutch biopharmaceutical company focusing on RNA modulating therapeutics, announces the initiation of two further programmes under its existing alliance with GSK covering novel RNA-based
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